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19 tiger beetle species found in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, 4 discovered for the first time in UP

Lakhimpur Kheri: Biodiversity-rich Dudhwa Tiger Reserve has been found to be home to 19 species of tiger beetle insects, with four of them discovered...

Ranthambore’s queen Arrowhead was an alpha tigress even through illness. ‘She lived a full life’

The reserve’s iconic tigress, T-84, breathed her last Thursday at the age of 11, after battling bone cancer for months.

‘Tiger man’ Valmik Thapar took train to Ranthambore in his 20s on a whim. It changed his life

The author & pioneer of India's tiger conservation programme passed away early Saturday in Delhi at the age of 73 after battling cancer.

182 tigers died in 2023, a 50% spike from 2022, environment ministry tells Parliament

Maharashtra & MP saw an alarming rise in tiger deaths in 2023 despite a hike in govt aid for conservation to the states. Data on confirmed causes of deaths, however, remains low.

Less stress, more cubs — how proposed ban on private vehicles in Sariska Reserve can help tigers

According to the CEC’s report, unchecked human movement in the reserve area is severely impacting breeding and increasing stress levels among tigers.

‘Tigers die, rumors fly’ – when 5 mysterious tiger deaths took Nagarhole by storm

In 'Among Tigers', conservation zoologist K Ullas Karanth recounts his fierce efforts to recover wild tigers from the brink.

New book places 3 big cats at center of climate crisis & what makes them ‘man-eaters’

Published by HarperCollins, ‘Crooked Cats: Beastly Encounters in the Anthropocene’ by Nayanika Mathur will be released on 11 October on ThePrint's Softcover.

Why wildlife body IUCN’s new data on tiger numbers could prove to be a conservation gamechanger

New assessment of tiger population by International Union for Conservation of Nature shows numbers up by 40% between 2015 & 2022. Sets 'realistic baseline' for future evaluations.

Stable, climbing—global tiger numbers have risen by 40 per cent, but we must aim higher

To ensure tigers never reach extinction’s brink, we must develop a new 12-year recovery plan with equally aspirational goals.

On Camera

Bangladeshi Hindus are celebrating CAA extension. It’s their lifeline

Bangladeshi Hindu leaders are either in jail or in hiding. And some journalists who tried to report their continued persecution have either lost their jobs or mysteriously died.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

IAF set to welcome first 2 Tejas Mk-1As soon, earlier order of 40 Mk 1 yet to be completed

Of the 40 Tejas Mk-1 aircraft ordered—comprising 16 IOC single-seaters, 16 FOC single-seaters & 8 twin-seat trainers—IAF has received 38 with two trainers yet to be delivered.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?